Toy-furniture set



D. E. HOWE.

TOY FURNITURE SET.

APPLICATION FILED-MAY 8,19.

1,328,921 Patented Jan. 27, 1920.

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armor/M043 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DALE E. HOWE, OF SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO J. M.

NEWTON, OF SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA.

TOY-FURNITURE SET.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J an. 2'7, 1920.

Application filed May 8, 1919. Serial No. 295,571.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DALE E. HOWE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sioux Falls, in the county of Minnehaha, State of South Dakota, have invented a new and useful'Toy-Furniture Set; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to a set of toy furniture, and has for its object to provide a.device of this character which embodies novel features of construction where by the several component elements of the furniture set can be cut from a solid rectangular block of material and subsequently assembled in the form of a rectangular block, thereby rendering the toy attractive and interesting to children and at the same time providing for compactly nesting the parts together so that they will occupy a minimum amount of space for storage or shipment.

Further objects of the invention are to 'provide a toy furniture set of this character -which can be inexpensively manufactured by sawing certain specified slits through a rectangular block of wood or like material and the dilferent elements cut from the block, which can be readily assembled in nested form or taken apart without difficulty, and which provides a toy furniture novelty that will appeal to children.

With these and other objects in View, the

invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fully appear as thedescription proceeds, the novel features thereof being pointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the component elements of the invention partially assembled and partially detached,-and indicating the relationship assumed by the members when they are nested together.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of thetoy furniture set when completely nested in the form of a rectangular block.

Figs. 3 and 4c are side elevations of the dilferent parts of the furniture set when the same are separated and used as toy furniture members.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the stool block of the device.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

All of the members of this set of toy furniture are formed by sawing slits in a solid rectangular block of wood or similar material and in the difi'erent parts into which the block is divided by these slits. The set of furniture can thus be inexpensively manufactured, and at the same time all of the component members of the furniture set are adapted to be assembled and nested together in the form of a solid rectangular block so that they will occupy a small amount of space when not in use. This feature of the invention also adds very greatly to the interest of the toy and renders it especially attractive to children.

The furniture set includes a pair of similar and complemental chairs A which are constructed in such a manner that they will fit closely together in a reverse position. When thus assembled the seats 1 of the two chairs fit closely against each other and the back 2 of each chair fits snugl against the front 3 of the other chair. It will be noted that the backs 2 and fronts 3 of the chair have complemental curved portions which correspond exactly to each other, being formed by the same saw slit, so that they fit snugly together when the chairs are assembled in this position. In Fig. 1 the chair members A are shown as partially separated, although it will be seen that when pushed together they fit snugly without any appreciable looseness or waste space. When the two chair members A are thus assembled they can be nested between the ends 4 of the large table member B. The top 5 of the table has the outer surface thereof flat, and a corresponding plate 6 fits removably against the ends 4 of the table when the parts are assembled in block formation, as,

indicated by Fig. 2. The .two assembled chairs A fit snugly within the space provided by the table B and plate 6, and it will be noted that the inside faces of the table B and plate 6 are formed with undulations or curves which provide for a pleasing and ornamental front profile for the chair memton stool C and a stool block D nested within the bottom thereof. The stool block D extends transversely of the chair and is not as high as th skeleton stool C which is arranged at right angles to the stool block and extends between the front and the back of the chair. These elements areformed by intersecting U-shaped cuts a and b in the bottom of the chair member, said'cuts also resulting in forming the legs of the chair, and the cut 7) extending upwardly into the chair member to a greater extent than the cut a.

A skeleton stool C is thus formed which fits into the base of the chair member and extends between the front and rear thereof,

after which the transversely disposed stool block D can be fitted in position. The elements C and D thus fit within-the bottoms of the chair members so that they are assembled within the table B along wlth the chair members.

Openings 7 extend longitudinally through the skeleton stools C and transversely through the stool blocks D, said openings receivlng pins 8 and the said pins also extending through corresponding openings 9 in the backs of the chair members A. All

.of the openings 7 and 9 are shown as communicating through the edges of the respec tive members by means of slits 10, said slits being ordinarily formed by the jig saw as it enters and leaves the material in sawing around the pins 8. The pins 8 assist in locking the parts together when they are assembled, and the openings 7 and 9 add to the ornamental appearance of the different articles of furniture. If desired, smaller openings intersecting the pins 10 can be bored through the members at right angles to the openings 7 and 9 to provide supplemental locking pins 11 which will assist in holding the pins 8 in position and locking the parts to ether.

when the different elements are taken apart the chair members A can be used in connection with the table B, as indicated by Fig. 3, and the plate 6 rested upon the members C and D and used with the other members as stools, as indicated by Fig. 4. Quite a number of pieces of toy furniture are thus provided, although they can all be assembled and nested together in solid block form when not in use, thereby making the toy a novelty as well as providing the different furniture elements.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A set of toy furniture cut from a solid rectangular block of material and including a pair of similar and complemental chair members adapted to be nested in reverse positions with their seats fitting against each other and the back of each chair extending along the front of the other. chair, and a table member including a top and integral ends, the assembled chairs nesting snugly within the table.

2. A set of toy furniture cut from a solid rectangular block of material and including a pair of similar and complemental chair members adapted to be nested in reverse positions with their seats fitting against each other and the back of each chair extending along the front of the other chair, and a table member including a top and integral ends, the assembled chairs nesting snugly within the table member, and the ends of the table member being formed with inwardly projecting lips which engage the chair members to holdthem against displacement away from the table top.

3. A set-of toy furniture cut from a solid rectangular block of material and including a pair of similar and complemental chair members adapted to be nested in reverse positions with their seats fitting against each other and the back of each chair extending along the front of the other chair, corresponding stool elements nested within the bottom portions of the respective chairs, a table member including a top and integral ends within which the nested chairs and stool members fit snugly, and a side plate corresponding in size and shape to the table top and fitting against the ends of the table when the parts are nested, said plate being adapted to rest upon the stool elements when the parts are separated.

4:. A set of toy furniture out from a solid rectangular block of material and including a pair of similar and complemental chair members adapted to be nested in reverse positions with their seats fitting against each other and the back of each chair extending along the front of the other chair, intersecting stool elements assembled within the legs of each chair member, a table member including a top and integral ends, and a side plate corresponding in size and shape to the table top and fitting against the ends of the table, the nested chair elements and stool elements fitting snuglywithin the space between the table and side plate when in a nested position.

5. A set of toy furniture cut from a solid rectangular block of material and including a pair of similar and complemental chair members "adapted to be nested in reverse positions with their seats fitting against each other and the back of each chair extending along the front of the other chair, intersectin stool elements nested within thelegs of each chair member and formed by the same arched cuts which form the chair legs, registering openings being formed in the stool elements and chair backs, pins extending through the registering openings when the members are assembled, a table member including a top and integral ends, and a side plate corresponding in size and shape to the table top and fitting against the ends to define a space within which the nested chairs and stool elements fit snugly.

6. A. set of toy furniture cut from, a solid rectangular block of material and including a pair of similar and complemental chair members adapted to be nested in re verse positions with their seats fitting against each other and the back of each chair extending along the front of the other chair, a skeleton stool nested between the legs of each chair member and extending between the front and rear of the chair, a stool block nested within the skeleton stool and chair and extendin transversely of the chair, the skeleton stoo? and stool block being formed by intersecting arched cuts which also form the legs of the chair member, the skeleton stools and stool blocks and chair backs being formed with registering openings, pins fitting within the openings to hold the parts together when they are nested, a table-member including a top and integral ends, and a side plate corresponding in size andshape to the table top and fitting against the ends to define a space within which the assembled chair members and stool elements fit snugly.

7. A set of toy furniture cut from a solid rectangular block of material and including a pair of similar and complemental chair members adapted to be nested in reverse positions with their seats fitting against each other and the back of each chair extending along the front of the other chair, intersecting stool elements nested within the bottom of each chair and formed by intersecting arched cuts which also form the chair legs, a table formed With a top and integral ends, a side plate corresponding in size and shape to the table top and fitting against the ends thereof to define an opening Within which the nested chair members and stool elements fit snugly, said nested members being provided at opposite ends thereof with intersecting openings, and intersecting locking pins passing through the openings and cooperating with each other to retain the parts in a nested position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

DALE E. HOWE.

Witnesses J? E. BUELL, J. M. ONnmn 

